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Primary Documents - Treaty of Bucharest, 7 May 1918: Articles 14-23

Article 14

The Roumanian territories occupied by the
military forces of the Allied Powers will be evacuated at a time to be
determined later under the reservation of the provisions of the Third
Chapter relative to cessions of territory. During the time of
occupation, the forces of the occupying army will not exceed 6 divisions,
not including the detachments used in the field of economic activities.

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Article 15

Up to the time of the ratification of the
peace treaty the present administration of occupation will continue with the
authority heretofore exercised. But the Roumanian Government,
immediately after the signature of the peace treaty, may proceed with the
appointment and dismissal of the official personnel as it may deem proper.

Article 16

After the ratification of the peace treaty,
the civil administration of the occupied territories will again be
transferred to the Roumanian authorities on the basis of Articles 17 to
23.

Article 17

In conformity with the desire of the
Roumanian Government, and until after the evacuation of the occupied
territories, a civilian officer of the administration of occupation will be
designated to each Roumanian ministry in order to facilitate, as much as
possible, the transfer of the civilian administration to the Roumanian
authorities.

Furthermore the Roumanian authorities will have to
conform to the regulations which the commanders of the army of occupation
may think it necessary to adopt in the interest of public security within
the occupied territories, as well as in the interest of the security of the
maintenance and distribution of their troops.

The means of
communication, especially the railways, the postal arid telegraph service
will, until further order, remain under the military administration; they
will be placed at the disposal of the Roumanian authorities and people, on
the basis of agreements to be reached upon this matter.

As regards the
cooperation of the high command m the regulation of financial movements and
monetary operations, a special agreement is reserved, in particular with
regard to the business operations of the Roumanian National Bank and the
central office of the people's banks.

Article 18

Jurisdiction within the occupied districts,
under reservation of the provisions contained in §§ 2 and 3, will be
completely taken over again by the Roumanian Courts. The Allied Powers
retain full jurisdiction over persons belonging to the army of occupation,
both in penal and civil affairs, as well as police authority over these
persons.

Punishable acts committed against the army of occupation will
be decided by its military jurisdiction; the same applies to infractions
against ordinances of the administration of occupation, in so far as
according to Article XXII, §1, these ordinances still remain provisionally
in force.

Further, affairs that have been laid before the tribunals
instituted by the administration of occupation before the ratification of
the peace treaty, will be adjudicated by these tribunals.

Article 19

The high command of the army of occupation,
in agreement with the Roumanian Government, will make the necessary
arrangements to regulate the relations between the occupied territories and
territories not occupied.

Accordingly, among other things,
repatriation into the occupied territories will take place in the proportion
in which the Roumanian Government will provide for the maintenance of
persons returning by means of a corresponding importation of the necessaries
of life from Moldavia or from Bessarabia.

Article 20

After the ratification of the peace treaty,
the army of occupation will no longer make requisitions, either in money or
products of any kind, under the reservation of the provisions of paragraph
2.

The high command of the army of occupation retains the right of
requisitioning grains, podded grains, fodder, wool, cattle and meats from
the harvests of the year 1918, further, lumber as well as mineral oil and
mineral oil products, as well as the right to take the necessary measures
for the securing, transforming, transporting and distributing of these
products.

The high command will for this purpose develop an orderly
plan for securing these articles as well as give satisfaction to the Roumanian domestic needs; to this end, more detailed agreements to be
entered into between the high command and the Roumanian Government are
reserved.

As for; the rest, the Roumanian Government will have to meet
the requests of the high command with regard to requisitions to be made for
the needs of the army of occupation, as well as with regard to requisitions
of other articles which Roumania will have to supply according to other
agreements already concluded.

Article 21

From the date of the ratification of the
peace treaty the maintenance of the army of occupation, inclusive of
requisitions made to that end, is at the expense of Roumania. Objects
requisitioned for other purposes than the needs of the army of occupation
will be paid for by the Allied Powers, beginning with the date of the
ratification of the peace treaty.

Article 22

A special agreement will be entered into to
settle the details of the transfer of the civil administration foreseen in
Article XVI as well as the abrogation of the ordinances issued by the
administration of occupation.

No claim for damages may be submitted
with regard to these ordinances; and the rights acquired by third parties as
a result of these ordinances are left intact.

The administrators and
liquidators appointed by order of the administration of occupation may be
prosecuted under the civil or penal law for violation of their duties only
with the approval of the high command of the army of occupation; in the
exercise of their duties, they may not either be penalized or prejudiced.

Article 23

Expenses incurred by the Allied Powers
within the occupied territories for public works, inclusive of industrial
enterprises, will be refunded to these Powers at the time of the transfer of
the territories.

Up to the time of the evacuation of occupied
territories, the industrial enterprises mentioned in paragraph 1 will remain
under the military administration. In the utilization of their
products consideration must be had to meet the Roumanian domestic needs.